diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 4f6f4b2720f01..ff7ca3c57f34d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -487,6 +487,9 @@ void iwl_pcie_free_rbs_pool(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
 	int i;
 
+	if (!trans_pcie->rx_pool)
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_POOL_SIZE(trans_pcie->num_rx_bufs); i++) {
 		if (!trans_pcie->rx_pool[i].page)
 			continue;
@@ -1062,7 +1065,7 @@ static int _iwl_pcie_rx_init(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rba->rbd_empty);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&rba->lock);
 
-	/* free all first - we might be reconfigured for a different size */
+	/* free all first - we overwrite everything here */
 	iwl_pcie_free_rbs_pool(trans);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_QUEUE_SIZE; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index bee6b45742268..65cc25cbb9ec0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -1866,6 +1866,9 @@ static void iwl_trans_pcie_configure(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
 
+	/* free all first - we might be reconfigured for a different size */
+	iwl_pcie_free_rbs_pool(trans);
+
 	trans->txqs.cmd.q_id = trans_cfg->cmd_queue;
 	trans->txqs.cmd.fifo = trans_cfg->cmd_fifo;
 	trans->txqs.cmd.wdg_timeout = trans_cfg->cmd_q_wdg_timeout;